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of the united states military are fighting on our behalf day in and day out so we can live in a safe environment here at home. our service members are well aware of the risks that they face as they serve this nation. and it is our duty to do all that we can to honor those who fight and pay the ultimate price for our freedoms. today i'm here to pay my respects to sergeant jason m. swindoll, an arrest kansas who at 24 years -- an arkansan who was 24 years of age. he attended high school in cabot, arkansas, assigned to b company, first battalion, 64th regiment, third infantry division in fort stewart, georgia. he was serving his third combat deployment. he was' thaoupl mustily awarded -- he was awarded the bronze star and purple heart. his family and friends describe him as being a fun-loving guy who was very patriotic and very proud of the work he was doing in the army. in addition to being a soldier, sergeant swindoll was also a husband and father. he lives behind his wife chelsea, who is expecting their second child, and a one-year-old son, paxton. mr. president, it is people like jason swindoll
of the united states military are fighting on our behalf day in and day out so we can live in a safe environment here at home. our service members are well aware of the risks that they face as they serve this nation. and it is our duty to do all that we can to honor those who fight and pay the ultimate price for our freedoms. today i'm here to pay my respects to sergeant jason m. swindoll, an arrest kansas who at 24 years -- an arkansan who was 24 years of age. he attended high school in cabot,...
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we're introducing a presumption in favor of sustainable development while protecting our most precious environments. the new policy comes into effect when the national planning policy framework is published next tuesday. this is the biggest resumption in business red tape ever undertaken. as a country, we also want to make the most of the olympic and paraolympic games. some of the biggest events will be on a sunday when millions of visitor come to britain to see them. we don't want to hang up a "closed for business" sign, so we will introduce legislation limited to relaxing the trade laws for eight sundays only starting on july the 2nd. mr. deputy speaker, earning our way in the world means giving young people the skills to compete. and in time my right honorable friend, the education secretary's school reforms will do more to improve the economic performance of our country than any budget measure ever will. but we've got to help the young adults who have already been let down by the school system. we're offering a record number of apprenticeships, and our youth contract comes into force next month
we're introducing a presumption in favor of sustainable development while protecting our most precious environments. the new policy comes into effect when the national planning policy framework is published next tuesday. this is the biggest resumption in business red tape ever undertaken. as a country, we also want to make the most of the olympic and paraolympic games. some of the biggest events will be on a sunday when millions of visitor come to britain to see them. we don't want to hang up a...
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it's a much of our economy locally is based on our environment. as a direct correlation with its tourism, real estate. these areas -- west: michele bachmann came down over here for that idea and i was all for her that the black-eyed pea. once again, i'm talking about priorities. when you look what has happened with planned parenthood, perhaps you should club secretary sebelius. the hhs cannot dance at planned parenthood is doing mammograms. >> moderator: we have to move a lot to give you all time for the close. your question first of congressman wes. >> sure, this raises the both of you guys spent a lot of money among the congressional races are to spend more than $3 million on this. do you support any kind of legislation that would limit the influence of outside groups? is that necessary? >> i think first about that has to be argued in front of the supreme court. look, if you look at our fec record commish is an incredible amount, almost 95% from individual donors and nothing is really the averages about $98, $99. i can help people donate to me.
it's a much of our economy locally is based on our environment. as a direct correlation with its tourism, real estate. these areas -- west: michele bachmann came down over here for that idea and i was all for her that the black-eyed pea. once again, i'm talking about priorities. when you look what has happened with planned parenthood, perhaps you should club secretary sebelius. the hhs cannot dance at planned parenthood is doing mammograms. >> moderator: we have to move a lot to give you...
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we're all operating in an environment that's operating in zero interest rates. you plug in interest rates today and plug in what with real inflation. so slight movements, whether because by cascading europe or argentina or fed policy or fiscal policy here. my understanding is just little bit of movement would be devastating to your book of business, if you have not hedged that. what scale are you hedged for the fear of movements in interest rates a couple of ticks up? >> our biggest exposures are credits and interest rate asks we try to manage the portfolio in all interest rates such that rising rates don't hurt us because our biggest risk with rapidly rising rates, in fact, we're positioned today that if rates went up we mack moke morey and it does cost us to do that. >> you're heading to the ultimate question here. i'm trying to get a sense of the cost to prevent to do that type of risk management and that's one of the frustrations. i hear lots of discussion talking about are you doing risk management here and here, but folks don't understand it's expensive. >
we're all operating in an environment that's operating in zero interest rates. you plug in interest rates today and plug in what with real inflation. so slight movements, whether because by cascading europe or argentina or fed policy or fiscal policy here. my understanding is just little bit of movement would be devastating to your book of business, if you have not hedged that. what scale are you hedged for the fear of movements in interest rates a couple of ticks up? >> our biggest...
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with the you believe in global climate change or are concerned about the environment. it is a national security issue. it is a jobs issue. from national security point of view we cannot continue to rely on imported oil and energy sources from the middle east. is not reliable. i am sure listening to the media in the last few weeks you have seen iran threatened to close the strait of hormuz. we are relying on these energy sources particularly from the mideast faa's from countries that are not our friend and not reliable. at any point these supplies can be cut off and result in taking military action. from a national security point of view it doesn't make sense to continue to rely on imported oil. we have to look at -- even if you don't care about the environment from a national security point of view, it is clearly a jobs issue as well. in my state of new jersey, we continue to have the incentive. i don't usually praise the governor. he is a republican and not one of my favorite people. any of my colleagues will tell you that. bottom line is he has stressed the state leg
with the you believe in global climate change or are concerned about the environment. it is a national security issue. it is a jobs issue. from national security point of view we cannot continue to rely on imported oil and energy sources from the middle east. is not reliable. i am sure listening to the media in the last few weeks you have seen iran threatened to close the strait of hormuz. we are relying on these energy sources particularly from the mideast faa's from countries that are not our...
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some are working to adopt the dynamic environment to ready itself for medicaid reform. it began as a small organization but today qualified with 3,000 patients. harlan united connected the dots between medicare and social services and. [applause] one man here today surveying 20 knows if los angeles build an infrastructure connecting prevention treatment science and advocacy. vienna star and cge is an example of what it must look like to address the aids epidemic. i have good dream as a little boy what did you do when millions were dying from aids? the wise woman said i am afraid to wake up because i am afraid of the answer that it will be not enough. i work for a tiny organization is. we made close our doors next week but this week with our scientists, a journalist, we well drop every piece of information out there. [applause] my worst nightmare we will squander the historic opportunity. this is what i know. the day will come when the epidemic is over. it is important to to know we're not all monsters or cowards. some of us dared to do that because some of the stared to
some are working to adopt the dynamic environment to ready itself for medicaid reform. it began as a small organization but today qualified with 3,000 patients. harlan united connected the dots between medicare and social services and. [applause] one man here today surveying 20 knows if los angeles build an infrastructure connecting prevention treatment science and advocacy. vienna star and cge is an example of what it must look like to address the aids epidemic. i have good dream as a little...
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and so we started having hearings before the two committees that were my committees, the environment and public works committee, talking about how this would subject us to other countries imposing their will on us, as well as the ramifications of the -- that would affect the senate armed services committee. as a result of that, of course, westerly it was defeated. well -- we recall it was defeated. well, we have this happening again. i do appreciate the -- senator kerry and his efforts to get this through. we have had several hearings. they've been pretty lopsided. i believe the count today is there have been 16 witnesses supporting it and some four witnesses opposing it. that's not really important, because i think it's worth mentioning a couple things about it but then actually going into the detail as to why, if it is brought up, it could not be ratified during this year or during a lame-duck session. first of all, when i talk to someone about the -- about the -- the problems with this and i tell them that this would give cede authority to the united nations over 70% of the surfac
and so we started having hearings before the two committees that were my committees, the environment and public works committee, talking about how this would subject us to other countries imposing their will on us, as well as the ramifications of the -- that would affect the senate armed services committee. as a result of that, of course, westerly it was defeated. well -- we recall it was defeated. well, we have this happening again. i do appreciate the -- senator kerry and his efforts to get...
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he's been a leader on the environment for all of those years and also on the energy issues and is at the forefront with our home state senator menendez fighting for the block grant program and which many are here today received direct funded grants for energy assistance and direct block grants, so with that, i'd like to thank congressman pallone spending time here with the mayors. with that, we'll get you the microphone. >> thank you, mayor, and i won't take up a lot of your time because i think the time allotted for this panel, i guess, is probably near the end, and i want to thank both mayor wallard and my mayor from edison, and i see other mayors from the district are around as well. i know that nobody expected me to talk about agriculture, and i was not planning on it, but i couldn't help but listening to the previous conversation because if i could just digress a minute and say that new jersey is the garden state. people don't think of us that way, but we pride ourselves on the being the garden state, but we're the most densely populated state and lost our agricultural productio
he's been a leader on the environment for all of those years and also on the energy issues and is at the forefront with our home state senator menendez fighting for the block grant program and which many are here today received direct funded grants for energy assistance and direct block grants, so with that, i'd like to thank congressman pallone spending time here with the mayors. with that, we'll get you the microphone. >> thank you, mayor, and i won't take up a lot of your time because...
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postal service in a changing environment and to lead the change. no one in the senate, i believe no one in the congress has worked harder over the last decade to reform the u.s. postal service than senator tom carper, and there is a way in which he is engaged by the kinds of problems that others try to get far away from. he sees an institution like the u.s. postal service, he knows how important it is, and he is challenged by it and he goes at it with all of his considerable capabilities and persistence until he gets it right. i can't thank him enough for doing that. this is not the kind of issue on which you gain a lot of political advantage, but it's again a test of our government. it's a test of our capacity to maintain public services that people depend on in a changing world. and we all know. he has been the leader in this. that email is affecting the volume of mail. the post office has to change to stay not only viable but strong. i think we're going to do it in this congress, and no one will deserve more credit for that than senator tom carp
postal service in a changing environment and to lead the change. no one in the senate, i believe no one in the congress has worked harder over the last decade to reform the u.s. postal service than senator tom carper, and there is a way in which he is engaged by the kinds of problems that others try to get far away from. he sees an institution like the u.s. postal service, he knows how important it is, and he is challenged by it and he goes at it with all of his considerable capabilities and...
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so, in an environment where you can't talk about medicare, in an environment where no one will talk about base broadeners, everyone talks about loophole closers, how do you, how do you get from here to there? and let me ask doug, first, you said that the environment will be different in 2013. other than this pressure you talked about pro the rating agencies what will get these guys singing kumbayah with each other? >> they're not going to sing kumbayah. i don't want to pretend that they will. this environment is the worst but this would be the right time to fix the fiscal cliff so we don't have to worry about the economics. not happening. lame duck would be the second worst. and for all the reasons i outlined i think it is very unlikely we'll do anything real significant. do the little bit you can to avoid damage and get to next year where, i think they're going to be outside pressures from capital markets and rating agencies and there's going to have to be great leadership out of the white house to get this done, and it will be hard. i'm not saying it will be easy. i'm not going to say i
so, in an environment where you can't talk about medicare, in an environment where no one will talk about base broadeners, everyone talks about loophole closers, how do you, how do you get from here to there? and let me ask doug, first, you said that the environment will be different in 2013. other than this pressure you talked about pro the rating agencies what will get these guys singing kumbayah with each other? >> they're not going to sing kumbayah. i don't want to pretend that they...
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in an environment in which we have over 8% unemployment. and i think it is very clear that though the president promised that you will be able to keep your health care coverage as you know it, that health care coverage is not going to be there because so many companies are going to drop the health care coverage that they have been offering because it is too expensive to comply with the government conscription of the plan that is required in order to avoid the $2,000 fine. so i think what the court said is insightful in this respect, and that is that while they said this law is constitutional based on the taxing power of congress, they are not ruling on the wisdom nor the fairness of the policy. well, i think it's going to come down, mr. president, to the people of our country. because the election this year is going to determine the ultimate fate of this bill. the republican nominee, governor mitt romney, has said very clearly on the first day that he is sworn into office, he will ask for the repeal of this health care law. i think it will
in an environment in which we have over 8% unemployment. and i think it is very clear that though the president promised that you will be able to keep your health care coverage as you know it, that health care coverage is not going to be there because so many companies are going to drop the health care coverage that they have been offering because it is too expensive to comply with the government conscription of the plan that is required in order to avoid the $2,000 fine. so i think what the...
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and i read from a quote from environment news service, i don't have a date hand on it, but it is after the nebraska legislature met. kerri-ann jones and assistant secretary of the state said, quote, i am confident that the department and nebraska authorities would be able to efficiently work together in preparing any documents necessary to examine the alternative routes the state of nebraska that satisfies the federal laws in any state law of nebraska. so they were all set and ready to go with the state of nebraska. now, if mr. linder would have been allowed to participate in this hearing today, but for the objections of the state department, he would have said on december 1, 2011, we contacted the state department to begin to explore the process of entering into an m.o.u. between two agencies which would outline responsibilities and to find a schedule. we received the first draft of the agreement from the state department within the next two weeks in exchange comments to which what we consider to be an executable document which we submitted to the state department december 2011. no fu
and i read from a quote from environment news service, i don't have a date hand on it, but it is after the nebraska legislature met. kerri-ann jones and assistant secretary of the state said, quote, i am confident that the department and nebraska authorities would be able to efficiently work together in preparing any documents necessary to examine the alternative routes the state of nebraska that satisfies the federal laws in any state law of nebraska. so they were all set and ready to go with...
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we are not concerned merely with kind of the michael regulatory environment. we just introduced a national budget in canada last week, or next stage will recall our economic action plan. one of the things we're doing there is we are trying to streamline project approval, particularly from major source development. we have tremendous opportunity is here but obviously in asia to develop and to find new markets for canadian sources, and we have found in recent years and increasingly our records are processed as well, necessary for good environmental reasons, are often becoming very long, creating a lot of uncertainty for business. so we are legislating clear timeline, that doesn't guarantee people will get the answer they want, but clear timeline so we can create more certainty for investment and ultimately bring more projects to fruition quickly. >> i will get to the energy question, which i know you all want an answer to in a moment, but staying on this for just a bit. you have been able to do things in terms of your budget that we can only dream of here. and o
we are not concerned merely with kind of the michael regulatory environment. we just introduced a national budget in canada last week, or next stage will recall our economic action plan. one of the things we're doing there is we are trying to streamline project approval, particularly from major source development. we have tremendous opportunity is here but obviously in asia to develop and to find new markets for canadian sources, and we have found in recent years and increasingly our records...
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[applause] my colleague and friend who worked so hard each and every day to protect the environment so our children will grow up in a cleaner world, lisa jackson, administrator jackson. [applause] barry gordy, alexis, james mitchell and maurice cox, all you have done a tremendous job in your careers, not just professionally but your civic commitment to the movement, so thank each and everyone of you as well. [applause] so, yesterday i was in atlanta. i had the humbling privilege of addressing the congregation at ebenezer baptist church. and as i was talking with the president the day before i went into, we were reminiscing about his last trip to -- >> we will leave this event at this point. you can see it in its entirety on our website, c-span.org. we are returning live now to the woodrow wilson center for remarks in homeland security security secretary janet napolitano and others, talk about the work homeland security is doing this morning. live coverage on c-span2. we expect remarks also from john mclaughlin, former state -- former cia director and general james jones. >> and in the
[applause] my colleague and friend who worked so hard each and every day to protect the environment so our children will grow up in a cleaner world, lisa jackson, administrator jackson. [applause] barry gordy, alexis, james mitchell and maurice cox, all you have done a tremendous job in your careers, not just professionally but your civic commitment to the movement, so thank each and everyone of you as well. [applause] so, yesterday i was in atlanta. i had the humbling privilege of addressing...
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we made the deadline with a bipartisan bill, with one that was unanimous among both parties in the environment and public works committee, and we brought it to the floor and got it passed. 75 or more senators supporting it. the house did not do its job. it did not have a bill. it could not pass a highway bill. for folks who have been around here longer than i have, the failure to pass a highway bill is telling. this is not like getting an "a" on a chem stra a chemistry test" this is like failing to shoip -o shoip for class. we probably should have forced the vote. we gave them an extension on the theory that on good faith they would come through. we knew the extension would cost jobs. it has cost jocks. over out of 90 projects slated for this construction season in rhode island, about 40 are going to fall off because of the delay. that's real jobs in rhode island, a state that needs them. and that is true across the rest of the country. where ever winter falls, this predictment exists. that's why so many of my colleagues were here. now we're closing in on the extension we gave them. i'm here t
we made the deadline with a bipartisan bill, with one that was unanimous among both parties in the environment and public works committee, and we brought it to the floor and got it passed. 75 or more senators supporting it. the house did not do its job. it did not have a bill. it could not pass a highway bill. for folks who have been around here longer than i have, the failure to pass a highway bill is telling. this is not like getting an "a" on a chem stra a chemistry test" this...
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that's one in terms of a more nurturing environment. number two, the idea that in the past if someone comes up with an idea like this young woman right here who is typing down my words on the floor today, but she comes up with a good idea, goes to the patent office in the past she can go to the patent office and say i have an idea for a better machine than the one she's taken my words down here today and files for a patent on that machine. a year later i show up at the patent office and say no, that was really my idea, and i thought of it first. she just filed first but i had it first. i end up going and litigating with her and that i may string out for months, years and provides a lot of uncertainty. i'm a patent troll. i just want to be bought out and basically paid off. maybe i did are the idea first but in a lot of cases i didn't. i want to be given something of financial consequence so i'll go away. we've changed that now. with the law we passed and the president signed, it says whoever files first, she files first for the new mach
that's one in terms of a more nurturing environment. number two, the idea that in the past if someone comes up with an idea like this young woman right here who is typing down my words on the floor today, but she comes up with a good idea, goes to the patent office in the past she can go to the patent office and say i have an idea for a better machine than the one she's taken my words down here today and files for a patent on that machine. a year later i show up at the patent office and say no,...
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the reason i say it is not a feel good environment in thestah statistics, in the u.s. economye typically they lay before us, p people seeking employment grows 1% a year. the productivity of the labor force grows about 2% a year so you need another 3% growth in the real terms to make a dent oo even to keep unemployment level. we are not growing at that rate ng are growing at a sluggish goi sub-par rate you can argue for su different reasons the need for the government to the letter ani get their house inf order for te budget deficit, the certainty that exists in america over thec fiscal cliff and the tax regime and antibusiness policies are being practiced by some we are not going to go there aggressively. whenever the case may be the economy is growing but it's not a feel-good economy because they growth is not rapidly enough to reduce the level of unemployment inp the economy. giving you some support, very important area in the economyrty for the consumer psychology is housing and you see the ingredients for the recovery ine housingnt activity, affordabiliy is near re
the reason i say it is not a feel good environment in thestah statistics, in the u.s. economye typically they lay before us, p people seeking employment grows 1% a year. the productivity of the labor force grows about 2% a year so you need another 3% growth in the real terms to make a dent oo even to keep unemployment level. we are not growing at that rate ng are growing at a sluggish goi sub-par rate you can argue for su different reasons the need for the government to the letter ani get their...
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even in the defense industry environment, we are all going to work very hard to make sure that the problem gets solved for this aircraft and doesn't get repeated in another manner. >> i wanted to come something back to something you said about pilot reticence. how reluctant have pilots been to fly the f-22, and how have they need that plane to the secretary -- the secretary of the air force, to their commanders. has that had an impact on the kind of training on the kind of missions that they have been able to conduct using this particular aircraft? >> we might need to check with the air force for specifics, rosalind, but as i understand it, concerns have been raised through the chain of command. we take very seriously safety concerns raised by the men who fly these planes. we have to take their assessments into account when we're looking at how an aircraft flies and how the safety of the flying place apart. so when there are expirations of concern, we're going to take them seriously. >> would it be fair to say, but because these concerns came all the way up into the secretary's office, but
even in the defense industry environment, we are all going to work very hard to make sure that the problem gets solved for this aircraft and doesn't get repeated in another manner. >> i wanted to come something back to something you said about pilot reticence. how reluctant have pilots been to fly the f-22, and how have they need that plane to the secretary -- the secretary of the air force, to their commanders. has that had an impact on the kind of training on the kind of missions that...
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we got that done in the environment and public works committee. now we need to get that authorized program funded. i'm pleased to have the support of my senior senator, jack reed, and senator merkley on this amendment, and i look forward to working with them and other senators so we can start the important work of rebuilding critical infrastructure projects like the viaduct that are so important to our economy. while i'm thanking other senators, let me recognize senator olympia snowe for her work on another amendment that would grant states limited flexibility to use congestion mitigation and air quality funds towards their transit systems. this is an important issue for rhode island as we begin to scale up our new south county commuter rail. i introduced a version of this amendment in committee and continue to believe that increased flexibility in the congested mitigation and air quality program which is called cmaq will promote programs which we so critically need. let me also thank our chairwoman, senator boxer, and her ranking member, senator
we got that done in the environment and public works committee. now we need to get that authorized program funded. i'm pleased to have the support of my senior senator, jack reed, and senator merkley on this amendment, and i look forward to working with them and other senators so we can start the important work of rebuilding critical infrastructure projects like the viaduct that are so important to our economy. while i'm thanking other senators, let me recognize senator olympia snowe for her...
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not the environment, but -- host: all right, john, we're going to leave it there. we've got another tweet. this one is from sam. he writes this is not a problem for the government to worry about. bill in michigan on our line for republicans. bill, you're on the "washington journal." you talked about what fishing sam had to say. is that is problem for the government to worry about or not? caller: definitely not. the government needs to mind its own business. they have enough trouble on the country. what i say is most americans are responsible for their own way. mind your own business. i'll take care of my family like i have like the people before me did. host: hey, bill, how's the -- bill? caller: yes. host: how'ds the health situation with your family and do you think that would be adjusted up or down? do you think you would be eating better or not? caller: no. i retired from g.m. in 2008. took a job at $10 an hour because i didn't want to stay home. we buy apples, broccoli. you cook it, wash them not -- watch them not eat it. kids get at a certain age, you want to
not the environment, but -- host: all right, john, we're going to leave it there. we've got another tweet. this one is from sam. he writes this is not a problem for the government to worry about. bill in michigan on our line for republicans. bill, you're on the "washington journal." you talked about what fishing sam had to say. is that is problem for the government to worry about or not? caller: definitely not. the government needs to mind its own business. they have enough trouble on...
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you -- you don't think they care about the environment. but what happens with our strategy here in the united states when we set a precedent that the use of eminent domain will not be allowed for natural gas transmission or for clean energy. and remember, clean energy has a transmission problem usually two or three times longer than traditional energy. this will be a big issue. we should be working together with, not setting this president in reclaiming my time to define the map was, this was for crude oil, natural gas, and products as refined product after it goes from the refinery. so i just want to put that on the record. yield back. >> the gentleman's time is expired. the gentlelady from california is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman eric in looking at the amendment and the nature of the substitute, the second page toward the end it says, while a route modification is under consideration in nebraska, permit applicant may begin pipeline construction in all state other than nebraska. now, given this, how does it co
you -- you don't think they care about the environment. but what happens with our strategy here in the united states when we set a precedent that the use of eminent domain will not be allowed for natural gas transmission or for clean energy. and remember, clean energy has a transmission problem usually two or three times longer than traditional energy. this will be a big issue. we should be working together with, not setting this president in reclaiming my time to define the map was, this was...
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if we fail to reauthorize pdufa, which ensures efficient, consistent and predictable regulatory environment, our private sector will lose out. we're going to lose out to europe and we're going to lose out to china, some of which is stealing our patents as we speak. it's going to have a terrible consequence to patients. tens of millions of americans rely upon drugs and by logics and -- biologics and medical devices. and we have we know we have legislation that works. we have a legislative framework that works. now we need to get to work. if we have -- don't pass this and reauthorize these major programs, what will happen is that we will need to send out riff notices. we won't do it. but dr. mary hamburg, the f.d.a. c.e.o., the commissioner, will have to, starting in july and august, send out riff notices to 4,000 federal employees at f.d.a. from the ph.d. and the m.d. to the important lab techs and so on and others that keep f.d.a. going. this is no fooling around, folks. this isn't, "let's wait for the cliff." we will come to the brink if we do not authorize this. and just think about the w
if we fail to reauthorize pdufa, which ensures efficient, consistent and predictable regulatory environment, our private sector will lose out. we're going to lose out to europe and we're going to lose out to china, some of which is stealing our patents as we speak. it's going to have a terrible consequence to patients. tens of millions of americans rely upon drugs and by logics and -- biologics and medical devices. and we have we know we have legislation that works. we have a legislative...
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up next senate environment and public works committee chair barbara boxer said she is optimistic the house and senate conference committee will come to a agreement on a conference a -- surface bill. this will be weekly update on the bill's progress until work is done. just over 15 minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> hi, everybody. i want to complete this before i have to go down for the next vote. at the opening of the surface transportation bill conference on may 8th i said i did regular updates and so here i am to talk about progress. i am not going to be addressing specific negotiations between the conferees but i can tell you we have moved have the organizational stage and had 20 hours of meetings staff to staff and we are now working on the substance of the bill. staff has been meeting every day on all the issues. we broke down into groups roughly center around our committees. for example, obviously you have senator baucus working on this and senator rockefeller's transportation safety and myself on the core bill, highways, bridges, the banking committee dealing with transit a
up next senate environment and public works committee chair barbara boxer said she is optimistic the house and senate conference committee will come to a agreement on a conference a -- surface bill. this will be weekly update on the bill's progress until work is done. just over 15 minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> hi, everybody. i want to complete this before i have to go down for the next vote. at the opening of the surface transportation bill conference on may 8th i said i did...
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as ranking member of the senate committee on environment and public works and senior member of the armed services committee, stopping the radical global warming agenda as well as president obama's devastating cuts to our military have been the top priorities. that's all i've been talking about for the last couple of months. i've had a growing concern about how president obama's global warming agenda is harming our military, but the remarks recently made by secretary panetta have led me to come here and kind of make a few statements. first of all, let me say this about secretary panetta. i served with him for five years over in the house. a number of years ago he and i became very close friends. tph-fbg, i rejoiced when he was nominated and we confirmed him as secretary of defense. so i was extremely disappointed to see that he was wasting his valuable time perpetrating the president's global warming fantasies and his war on affordable energy which occurred no less at a gathering of radical environmentalists. that's where the statement was made. secretary panetta said -- and i quote -- "i
as ranking member of the senate committee on environment and public works and senior member of the armed services committee, stopping the radical global warming agenda as well as president obama's devastating cuts to our military have been the top priorities. that's all i've been talking about for the last couple of months. i've had a growing concern about how president obama's global warming agenda is harming our military, but the remarks recently made by secretary panetta have led me to come...
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i think this kind of financial environment is perfect for such a, an axe-wielder of that nature to go at nato in terms of waste and redundancy. there could potentially reduce russian anxieties if we're spending less in terms of nato overall. that might be a good way of sitting down at table with the russianses hey, you don't have to worry about us so much. yeah we're pursuing missile defense, et cetera, but obviously we're taking a very serious position on reducing spending within nato. finally there are two aspects that mitigate or militate against this happy news from my point of view, happy news, not necessarily happy news for everybody here. one is we have a tendency to export our problems. we export our obesity problem by selling corn syrup all over the world. no surprise, we sell our arms as well and over the last two years the obama administration has begun to reevaluate our export control regulations to facilitate greater arms exports. why? i mean the reasons are obvious. if our military contractors have fewer opportunities to get pentagon contracts, well, we will, i.e., the o
i think this kind of financial environment is perfect for such a, an axe-wielder of that nature to go at nato in terms of waste and redundancy. there could potentially reduce russian anxieties if we're spending less in terms of nato overall. that might be a good way of sitting down at table with the russianses hey, you don't have to worry about us so much. yeah we're pursuing missile defense, et cetera, but obviously we're taking a very serious position on reducing spending within nato. finally...
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they have lived their entire life in that environment. according to the national climate data center, 2012 is set to be the warmest calendar year on record for the contiguous u.s. december would have to be one full degree fahrenheit colder than the coldest december on record to prevent that from happening and make up for the exceptionally hot first eight months of the year. madam president, the overwhelming majority of scientific research indicates that these observed changes in the earth's atmosphere are the direct result of human activity, namely the emission of carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels. just last week, dr. james powell, former reagan and george h.w. bush appointee to the national science board, released a new review of the scientific literature in which he searched for articles that expressly reject human-caused global warming or propose an alternate explanation. he looked at 13,950 peer-reviewed climate articles. nearly 14,000 peer-reviewed climate articles. 24, 24 either rejected global warming trends or denied the hu
they have lived their entire life in that environment. according to the national climate data center, 2012 is set to be the warmest calendar year on record for the contiguous u.s. december would have to be one full degree fahrenheit colder than the coldest december on record to prevent that from happening and make up for the exceptionally hot first eight months of the year. madam president, the overwhelming majority of scientific research indicates that these observed changes in the earth's...
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including are fighting the insurance of a safe and secure environment during the serbian presidential elections that will take place this coming sunday. presidential and parliamentary election. made it was also conducting maritime operations under nato flag. and as you know the last few weeks we successfully concluded a critical mission and libya that saved countless lives. there really isn't an issue today that is of national security importance that we do not work on with our european allies. countering terrorism, dealing with weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile proliferation, addressing cybersecurity, enhancing energy security. the list goes on and on. when we act with our allies as countries that share our values, and that we can rely on, whether in afghanistan or in the skies over libya or combating pirates, it's not a increases the legitimacy of our efforts but at the same time it reduces the burden of the united states. so the police the president set forth as a guiding principle for our foreign policy, that we are stronger when we stand together, with allies and
including are fighting the insurance of a safe and secure environment during the serbian presidential elections that will take place this coming sunday. presidential and parliamentary election. made it was also conducting maritime operations under nato flag. and as you know the last few weeks we successfully concluded a critical mission and libya that saved countless lives. there really isn't an issue today that is of national security importance that we do not work on with our european allies....
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both parties fought for the environment. both parties fought for women. it isn't that way anymore. it just is not. if we say we're here for the next generation -- which all of us say all the time in one way or the other -- then you don't allow student loans to double. you don't allow it. and we know how to fix it. we found a very simple way to fix it, a very simple way to pay for this, a way that makes sense closing a tax loophole doesn't hurt anybody. and so look at yesterday's vote. it was not good, it was not pretty. i'm glad that senator harry reid is going to give us another chance to change that. and i hope that my republican friends now are hearing from their constituents back home and i am hoping that when they come here tomorrow, they will cast a "yes" vote. let us proceed to this bill. let us do our work. let us stand for the people who need us to stand for them, the middle class of this great country. because you know why the country's great? because of the middle class. and we need to make sure that they have the opportunity to go to college and not have this burden on
both parties fought for the environment. both parties fought for women. it isn't that way anymore. it just is not. if we say we're here for the next generation -- which all of us say all the time in one way or the other -- then you don't allow student loans to double. you don't allow it. and we know how to fix it. we found a very simple way to fix it, a very simple way to pay for this, a way that makes sense closing a tax loophole doesn't hurt anybody. and so look at yesterday's vote. it was...
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not just people of color because my environment has people from 100 different countries. learn how kids come from china work. learn how people from india work. let's understand how they go about in studying and how they work. what makes umbc special is that we have so many students who are from other countries or their parents are from other countries and make no mistake about it, students who have not been in this country as long as tend to be more disciplined, more focused, and much harder working. let me give you an example. i'll have two kids who are nigerian americans. one student grew up in montgomery county right outside of washington and went to high school in montgomery county. great school system. another student started off in montgomery county and went back to lagos the boarding school. the one kid will say what's up doc. and the kid from nigeria, good morning, sir. how far do i need to jump and the attitude i'm ready to work hard. and the willingness to work hard and understanding how hard people around the world work will make a difference for america. >> i'
not just people of color because my environment has people from 100 different countries. learn how kids come from china work. learn how people from india work. let's understand how they go about in studying and how they work. what makes umbc special is that we have so many students who are from other countries or their parents are from other countries and make no mistake about it, students who have not been in this country as long as tend to be more disciplined, more focused, and much harder...
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so, we try very hard to get the people conditioned in this environment. but it's a tricky situation. there is no doubt about it. and with no diplomatic relations last year at least according to the press accounts he reject it in opening which would have perhaps helped the problem that would quickly call the commander and say this is what we saw. >> and that is the incidence of the sea agreement that i know many of the u.s. naval commanders in the region felt that it would be sort of below the threshold, below the plug believe the big political but something very useful and pragmatic. >> absolutely. and i think if we could get to that step, it would help. it doesn't have anything to do with the grand geostrategic calculations for the way the government's view each other. the soviet union one of the tremendous at nurseries. it's something the navy's two. >> host: the reference to the cold war is useful to me and we will eventually get to the twilight shadow war, called for. how we ever stand the u.s. iran story. the cold war in some ways is a useful analogy
so, we try very hard to get the people conditioned in this environment. but it's a tricky situation. there is no doubt about it. and with no diplomatic relations last year at least according to the press accounts he reject it in opening which would have perhaps helped the problem that would quickly call the commander and say this is what we saw. >> and that is the incidence of the sea agreement that i know many of the u.s. naval commanders in the region felt that it would be sort of below...
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it helps to streamline that, which i think makes sense and honors the environment at the same time. it includes tribal governments for the first time, which is an important, i think, addition, and, again, it requires an assessment of hurricane sandy's impact on local government budgets in the event that they might need to borrow some additional money to continue to operate. so, again, the $60 billion number is a large number, it's billions of dollars is not by any means pocket change, but compared to the money that was outlaid for the wars, $1.4 trillion, when disaster comes knocking at the door in our hometowns whether it's hoboken, new jersey or new orleans, louisiana, or minot, north dakota, taxpayers that live by the rules and pay their taxes every year expect not a handout, not an easy recovery, but they do expect the federal government to step up and at least be a partner in their recovery. there are local taxes that are going to have to be raised. there are hundreds and thousands of hours of volunteer efforts that go into rebuilding the communities. churches and faith-based o
it helps to streamline that, which i think makes sense and honors the environment at the same time. it includes tribal governments for the first time, which is an important, i think, addition, and, again, it requires an assessment of hurricane sandy's impact on local government budgets in the event that they might need to borrow some additional money to continue to operate. so, again, the $60 billion number is a large number, it's billions of dollars is not by any means pocket change, but...
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it's ludicrous in this financial environment we're in in the united states government. there are real people hurt being out there and we need to treat them fairly, and we can start by pushing big oil away from the taxpayer trough. and i hope my colleagues on the other side of the aisle will reconsider and that we'll get a chance to vote on this again and they can show the american people that we all get it. thank you, mr. president. i yield the floor. -- madam president. mr. whitehouse: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: thank you, mr. president. i -- thank you, madam president. i rise today to talk about the changes that the affordable care act is making to the way that care is delivered in our health care system. this is a topic that has not received much public attention. instead, the public debate has largely focused on contentious flash points like the individual mandate or preposterous false claims about death panels or rationing or socialized medicine. while these contentious debates have raged on, there has bee
it's ludicrous in this financial environment we're in in the united states government. there are real people hurt being out there and we need to treat them fairly, and we can start by pushing big oil away from the taxpayer trough. and i hope my colleagues on the other side of the aisle will reconsider and that we'll get a chance to vote on this again and they can show the american people that we all get it. thank you, mr. president. i yield the floor. -- madam president. mr. whitehouse: madam...
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should take taxpayer money and rebuild those critical components right back in the same vulnerable environment. we can do this much smarter and cheaper over the long run. if we make the necessary investment to protect that situation from happening again. when it comes to things like propulsion power, signal systems, we know now that some of those critical elements that are absolutely critical to get that service up and running for 10% of the american economy are in very vulnerable places. none of us, no homeowner had their basement flood repeatedly take their best family heirlooms and stores it on the floor of the basement. we might buy some shelving or put the air loams on a shelf -- heirlooms on a shelf. if they say there are no mitigation investments we should put the family heirlooms on the floor of the basement again and wait for the next flood to happen. the other thing you need to remember is when we have these repeated disaster elements, much of those costs would be fema eligible so the taxpayer pays again. and we see no wisdom in that and is why we built but mitigation funding into th
should take taxpayer money and rebuild those critical components right back in the same vulnerable environment. we can do this much smarter and cheaper over the long run. if we make the necessary investment to protect that situation from happening again. when it comes to things like propulsion power, signal systems, we know now that some of those critical elements that are absolutely critical to get that service up and running for 10% of the american economy are in very vulnerable places. none...
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in overtime increased right away the savings would be considerably higher if it were not done in an environment where the health reform law was passed included federal spending for subsidies for people in the exchange and the cost associated with low-income people would shift to medicaid. prior to the health reform law when people talk about raising the age of medicare eligibility the big issue on the table is what would happen to 65 and 66-year-olds who would lose access to affordable coverage and may not be able to get health insurance coverage at all. with the health reform law now about to be implemented, the discussion has changed somewhat since it does provide avenues for people to get health insurance coverage. there are a lot of unanswered questions. the supreme court decision and the flexibility that it has given to the states raises questions about whether low-income people throughout the country that are 65 and 66 will be able to get medicaid in every state. this is a great example of a policy that seems very straightforward for medicare. medicare saves money with new people on the p
in overtime increased right away the savings would be considerably higher if it were not done in an environment where the health reform law was passed included federal spending for subsidies for people in the exchange and the cost associated with low-income people would shift to medicaid. prior to the health reform law when people talk about raising the age of medicare eligibility the big issue on the table is what would happen to 65 and 66-year-olds who would lose access to affordable coverage...
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who seem to think that in order to move ahead economically, we need to be willing to sacrifice our environment, which is asking us to sacrifice our health. in fact, they seem to feel that way about a lot of issues. that you can't move forward, we just need to rollback. but we are the joshua generation and we know better. if we're going to fulfill our promise, then we have to do more for the next generation, not less. in the joshua story, after crossing the jordan river, joshua had his followers gather up 12 stones from the riverbed. remember that collects and establish a memorial, why do you have a memorial? so that children would remember their history. so i ask you, what will our 12 stone memorial look like? what will our 12 stones be? what will this generation leave behind to let our children know what challenges we took on, and overcame? years from now, will it be one stone for closing the achievement gap in education? [applause] will it be april to lay down one stone kashmir will we be able to lay down one stone for our struggling city? how about one stone for helping african-american fam
who seem to think that in order to move ahead economically, we need to be willing to sacrifice our environment, which is asking us to sacrifice our health. in fact, they seem to feel that way about a lot of issues. that you can't move forward, we just need to rollback. but we are the joshua generation and we know better. if we're going to fulfill our promise, then we have to do more for the next generation, not less. in the joshua story, after crossing the jordan river, joshua had his followers...
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as the year 2012 draws to a close, today i want to describe the strategic environment that is shaping our future plans, the progress we have made toward implementing this strategy and the risks that we face as we work every day to try to keep america safe and secure. before i continue let me just pay tribute to a couple people here who join me at the head table. my deputy secretary, ash carter, has played and continues to play a crucial role in helping me and dod develop and implement in the strategy, and i deeply appreciate his dedication and commitment to the department. and i also want to pay tribute to my undersecretary for policy, jim miller, who's also here, who also worked very hard on that strategy to insure that we develop the right strategy for the future. and i should also say marty dempsey and all of the members, our service chiefs, members of the joint chiefs of staff, all participated, we all participated in a kind of unprecedented effort to try to openly discuss what were the best steps we could take for the future. this is a time of historic change for the united state
as the year 2012 draws to a close, today i want to describe the strategic environment that is shaping our future plans, the progress we have made toward implementing this strategy and the risks that we face as we work every day to try to keep america safe and secure. before i continue let me just pay tribute to a couple people here who join me at the head table. my deputy secretary, ash carter, has played and continues to play a crucial role in helping me and dod develop and implement in the...
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kent recently underscored this development when he said that china now has a more business-friendly environment than america. kent cited tax policy as a particularly large hindrance. now, his experience may be different from a lot of others, but even for a major c.e.o. to talk in these terms suggests that we have work to do here at home. beyond tax reform, policymakers must also stop shackling entrepreneurs with more and more regulations. the explosion of new highly complex rules over the last three years has spawned a new class of bureaucrats entrusted with decoding and enforcing thousands of regulations that will affect american businesses. my republican senate colleague susan collins of maine has introduced a bill which i have cosponsored that would impose a temporary moratorium on new regulations that adversely affect jobs and the economy. it would also help if we could repeal the obama administration's two signature laws -- the affordable care act and the dodd-frank act, both of which have dramatically increased regulatory uncertainty and created new economic distortions. obviously, republ
kent recently underscored this development when he said that china now has a more business-friendly environment than america. kent cited tax policy as a particularly large hindrance. now, his experience may be different from a lot of others, but even for a major c.e.o. to talk in these terms suggests that we have work to do here at home. beyond tax reform, policymakers must also stop shackling entrepreneurs with more and more regulations. the explosion of new highly complex rules over the last...
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health systems work improves the clinical environment to more effectively deliver quality preventative services and help americans more effectively use and benefit from those services. the result, some chronic diseases and conditions will be avoided completely and others will be detected early or managed better to avert complications and improve health outcomes. innovations like electronic health records, systems that prompt clinicians and deliver feedback on performance and requirements for reporting outcomes such as control of high blood pressure and the proportion of the patient population that is up-to-date on cancer screenings can be very motivating to providers and health insurers to focus on these preventative services. effective outreach to consumers, to increase effective use of, for these services is also key. as availability of coverage alone will not maximize the effective use of preventative services and the associated health benefits. community clinical linkages, help insure that people have access to community resources and support to manage chronic conditions once they
health systems work improves the clinical environment to more effectively deliver quality preventative services and help americans more effectively use and benefit from those services. the result, some chronic diseases and conditions will be avoided completely and others will be detected early or managed better to avert complications and improve health outcomes. innovations like electronic health records, systems that prompt clinicians and deliver feedback on performance and requirements for...
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enormously, as saudi arabia and our other gulf allies would benefit from a more productive, less tense environment in the region. then you take israel even to compare it to taiwan, that issue was bracketed between the two countries, between china and the united states. it was bracketed. you could similarly have something between the united states and iran over the us rail and palestinian issue. but i must come back to this other issue. this is in our strategic interest to come to terms with iran just like china. when mao was in charge, when nixon went to see mao, he had just presided over the killing of over three million chinese. they didn't just have a nuclear weapons program, they had tested nuclear weapons. the interest here is what is in the u.s. national interest. even there this is another critical challenge for the united states. as middle eastern populations become more empowered and have more of a say in each of their countries, they are not going to vote for, they are not going to support a secular, democratic u.s. model for their governance. they're not going to do it. they're not goin
enormously, as saudi arabia and our other gulf allies would benefit from a more productive, less tense environment in the region. then you take israel even to compare it to taiwan, that issue was bracketed between the two countries, between china and the united states. it was bracketed. you could similarly have something between the united states and iran over the us rail and palestinian issue. but i must come back to this other issue. this is in our strategic interest to come to terms with...
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is not considering the environmental impact of a statement on this fish into the marine environment. what we're asking for with this amendment is, as the f.d.a. proceeds in its process, that the agency that has oversight of our fisheries be allowed to participate and weigh in as to whether or not there's any environmental consequences that may come about as a consequence of a release into a marine environment. this is a situation where people have a right to know about the quality of their fish, where it comes from, what it's made of, and what i'm asking is for the agency that has oversight of our fisheries to have a role in this process. i urge members to support the amendment. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: madam president -- madam president, the time, as usual, doesn't run as quickly as we want. and so i ask unanimous consent that we only have two votes prior to lunch today and that the next vote start at 1:5 today, after we -- at 1:55 today after we complete this vote. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. mr. roberts: ma
is not considering the environmental impact of a statement on this fish into the marine environment. what we're asking for with this amendment is, as the f.d.a. proceeds in its process, that the agency that has oversight of our fisheries be allowed to participate and weigh in as to whether or not there's any environmental consequences that may come about as a consequence of a release into a marine environment. this is a situation where people have a right to know about the quality of their...
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president, the bill before this body is a bill that has been generated by the environment and public works committee. we have a provision in it from the commerce committee, a provision in it from the finance committee, a provision in it from the banking committee. that's before this body. but in addition to that we have 37 amendments that's part of this measure that's before the body. if we did nothing else but invoke cloture on this and pass this, send it to the house, we would have a crorches, we would be way ahead because if we did nothing else, this bipartisan piece of legislation would help the american people save millions of jobs. it's really hard to comprehend i had to file cloture on such a bipartisan bill. a measure republican president eisenhower and democratic president clinton could have agreed on and would have aagreed on. 40 years after president eisenhower won 35e7b8g of the bill, president clinton said the law had succeeded in bringing americans closer to each other. clinton said -- and i quote -- "we were connected city to city, town to town, family to family as wel
president, the bill before this body is a bill that has been generated by the environment and public works committee. we have a provision in it from the commerce committee, a provision in it from the finance committee, a provision in it from the banking committee. that's before this body. but in addition to that we have 37 amendments that's part of this measure that's before the body. if we did nothing else but invoke cloture on this and pass this, send it to the house, we would have a...